We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between April 26 ...

A breathalyzer test showed the 31-year-old man's blood alcohol level was approximately three times the legal limit.

Police in eastern Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture mistakenly arrested a Thai woman for not carrying her passport, failing to ...

Japan's Imperial Household Agency has announced that Emperor Emeritus Akihito will be hospitalized in Tokyo on Tuesday for a ...

As the spring holiday period in Japan comes to an end, people are heading back home from their holiday destinations, ...

With festivals taking place throughout the year in Tokyo, you have a good chance that your trip will coincide with a celebration of some kind. If you feel like braving the summer ...

The latest ministry data showed that the number of children between ages 12 and 14 stood at 3.14 million in Japan, followed ...

The number of children under 15 years old in Japan is 13.66 million, 350,000 fewer than in 2024 and the lowest on record, the ...